Rhinestone Cowboy Chords
Rhinestone Cowboy by Glen Campbell is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords C, F, G, D7, Cmaj7, C6 and G7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C F C F C
F C F
I've been walkin' these streets so long
C F C F
Singin' the same old song
C
I know every crack in these
G C G
Dirty sidewalks of Broadway
F
Where hustle's the name of the game
And nice guys get washed away
C F C
Like the snow and the rain
G
There's been a load of compromisin'
F C
On the road to my horizon
F D7
But I'm gonna be where the lights
G
Are shinin' on me
F G C F C
Like a rhinestone cowboy
Cmaj7
Riding out on a horse
C6 C G C G
In a star-spangled rodeo
F G C F C
Like a rhinestone cowboy
Cmaj7
Getting cards and letters
C6 C G
From people I don't even know
G7 F C F C F
And offers comin' over the phone
C F C F
Well, I really don't mind the rain
C F C F
And a smile can hide all the pain
C
But you're down when you're ridin' the train
G C G
That's takin' the long way
F
And I dream of the things I'll do
With a subway token
C F C
And a dollar tucked inside my shoe
G
There's been a load of compromisin'
F C
On the road to my horizon
F D7
But I'm gonna be where the lights
G
Are shinin' on me
F G C F C
Like a rhinestone cowboy
Cmaj7
Riding out on a horse
C6 C G C G
In a star-spangled rodeo
F G C F C
Like a rhinestone cowboy
Cmaj7
Getting cards and letters
C6 C G
From people I don't even know
G7 F C F G
And offers comin' over the phone
F G C F C
Like a rhinestone cowboy
Cmaj7
Riding out on a horse
C6 C G C G
In a star-spangled rodeo
F G C F C
Like a rhinestone cowboy
Cmaj7
Getting cards and letters
C6 C G
From people I don't even know
G7 F C F G C
And offers comin' over the phone...